Vintage fighter photos (part of larger ephemera collection).
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This is a blog documenting a project that will span exactly one year, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. On each of those 365 days, I will photograph or draw (and occasionally paint) one collection. Most of the collections are real and exist in my home or studio; those I will photograph. Some are imagined; those I will draw or (occasionally) paint.
Since I was a young girl, I have been obsessed both with collecting and with arranging, organizing and displaying my collections. This is my attempt to document my collections, both the real and the imagined. Some of my collections are so large that I will need to photograph them separately over several days. I will likely not attempt to photograph collections in which the individual pieces are large in size or awkward in shape (i.e. my art collection or vintage enamel dishware collection). The only rule is that I must photograph or draw a whole or part of a collection each day for 365 days and post the result here on this blog.
The practice of collecting and documenting collections is as old as the hills. I want onlookers here to know that I do not profess to be doing anything new or unique or ingenious. I am embarking on this project because I love my collections, and I want to document them in a way that makes sense to me, and share them with whoever might be interested in looking at them.
This blog is open for comments. I encourage you to share your thoughts about what memories the photographs and drawings of my collections spark for you and what, if any, sense of nostalgia or repulsion they make you feel.
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For those of you who have stumbled here and don’t already know me, my name is Lisa Congdon. I am an artist and illustrator, and I live in the Mission District of San Francisco with my partner Clay Lauren Walsh and our Chihuahua Wilfredo and two cats, Barry and Margaret. If you are interested, you can see the kind of artwork I make on my website or on the website of my illustration agent, Lilla Rogers. If you would like to see what my home looks like (as it contains many of my collections) you can see a house tour here. You can view my studio (also a repository) here.
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Enjoy.
this is one of my favourite posts so far.
ReplyDeleteLisa, this is amazing! I did a 365 photo project and that was hard enough! Well done. Not many days left and then (believe me) you'll find yourself wondering what to do with yourself every day. These projects are so time consuming, you'll find your freedom very strange at first.
ReplyDeleteIn case you are interested, here is a link to my photo project:
http://sarahbournephotography.com/365-project
Well done again!
Sarah Bourne
We framed a dozen of these vintage fighter pictures and put them up in the men's bathroom in our coffeehouse in the 90s. The place is closed so now they reside at my Mom's house. What a conversation piece. We love them!
ReplyDeleteWe love your collections (^_^)
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ReplyDeleteyou're so close to finishing!
want to sell these fighter cards?!!
ReplyDeleteWe framed a dozen of these vintage fighter pictures and put them up in the men's bathroom in our coffeehouse in the 90s. The place is closed so now they reside at my Mom's house. What a conversation piece. We love them!
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Love this! And I can't get enough of the classic boxer pose either. While at the Met in NYC last year I came across a painting of the boxer, Richard Humphreys, in this same pose. Here he is (12th image down):
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Your collections are enchanting and bring back lots of memories.
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ReplyDeleteIt was like watching cavemen in action, it looked so primitive.
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